{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-273-23","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 273, § 23","heading":"Needy persons with disabilities; neglect or refusal of parents to support; penalty","body":"Section 23. The father or mother of any needy disabled person who unreasonably neglects or refuses to provide for the support and maintenance of such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 273"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter273/Section23","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:18Z","sha256":"261c601215f0f15211a0200ff792854cd08d027d7c5c077a5b8337fac96350d2","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-273-22","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-274-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}